Pacquiao will be the next roy jones

[Eddy Current]

Maybe if he drops to 140 and continues fighting he at least won't take as bad of beatings. After seeing him vs Horn it seems like Thurman, Spence, Porter, etc would just beat the piss out of him at this point.

[SweetPbfAli]

Yeah, I can totally see Manny becoming the new RJJ. He has once great fighter, fighting way past their best, over and over, written all over him.

To add to that, both were tremendous athletes who relied on speed and athleticism more than technical ability.

[Combat Talk Radio]

That was a younger man with boxing as his only focus. Now he's an older businessman/promoter. He'll be fine against McGregor but Im not expecting to see the same Mayweather we saw against Berto. Especially if McGregor gets dirty which is his only hope of not getting clowned.

Again, lest we forget, Mayweather is the crown prince of dealing with dirty fighters, unlike Manny.

I think TBE will be just fine AND I think he'll look like he hadn't lost a step, simply because he'll be in the ring with someone so inferior. It'd be like Mayweather boxing Algieri.

I don't care what anyone says but he's the best commentator HBO has ever had.

Can't support that statement, nope. George Foreman all the way. So much truth and schooling Lampley and Merchant, they had to fire him.

[iamboxing]

Again, lest we forget, Mayweather is the crown prince of dealing with dirty fighters, unlike Manny.

I think TBE will be just fine AND I think he'll look like he hadn't lost a step, simply because he'll be in the ring with someone so inferior. It'd be like Mayweather boxing Algieri.



Can't support that statement, nope. George Foreman all the way. So much truth and schooling Lampley and Merchant, they had to fire him.

Yeah, I love Foreman back in the day. Lampley was asked if he missed Foreman and he said, "no". Still like Lampley, though. He put them in their place lots of times lol:

[rickJen]

Pacquaio, Mayweahter, if they're not careful with their money,
they'll end up worse than Roy Jones.
At least RJJ is still healthy and part of the HBO commentating team.
Which is a prestigious job.

[HandsofIron]

Naw, I don't think he'll go out like Jones. 2018 will be Pacman's last year, and I could see him fighting the winner of Crawford-Indongo and Broner-Garcia 140 fights.

[CatchAndShoot]

To add to that, both were tremendous athletes who relied on speed and athleticism more than technical ability.

I don't know about that. Manny is one of the most skilled fighters in the ring, and can do things with his body, and mind that most fighters could only dream of. The guy is a brilliant at multi tasking.

[elfag]

I hope not but it seems like it. Hes been talking about retiring for years. Hes clearly avoiding the top 5 at welter because they know he wont be able to keep up with them.

Something keeps bringing him back to the ring. Whether its money and he really has the money problems like the rumors are or its something else. IDK, it doesnt seem like his heart is in it so the only thing I can think of is money. Its sad also to see a guy of his popularity to not be able to call his own shots and just go along like a yes man with whatever Arum sets up. Hopefully now he sees that Arum screwed him over this time and leaves.

[Doctor_Tenma]

It comes down to what weight he decides to continue his career at.

I don't think getting down in weight is as easy as people think, I don't think Pacquiao wants to go through that process again. The reason I mention this is because if Pacquiao can get down to 140 I believe it'll do him good, guys won't manhandle him as much and guys will respect his power.

[chirorickyp]

No. He won 8 rds to 4 and almost stopped Horn in the 9th. Not a terrible performance. Headbutts causing lotsa blood needing 17 stitches made it look bad. He should retire now, nothing left to prove.